Tag: Mobility

Briana Walker on Weekly ‘Holistic Living’ Talk Show August 26th, 2008

Tina Marie is excited to have Briana Walker, author of Dance Anyway on Her Weekly 'Holistic Living' Talk Show on the Voice America Network Author...

Youth minister adjusts to ‘new normal’ with spinal injury

Accident damages Gainesville man's body but not his spirit ATLANTA -- Vester Lewis is getting used to what he calls "the new normal." Normal for him...

Though grouped together, quadri- and tetraplegics are different

My readers have asked me, "What is a tetraplegic?" It's time to answer their questions. I am a tetraplegic. Because you won't find Adah Marie...

AM General plans to begin making vehicle in 2010

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- AM General, which produces the Hummer H2 for General Motors Corp., hopes to begin making wheelchair-accessible transit vehicles for a Michigan...

Rugby star Matt wins his hardest game ever – the battle for hope

Matt Hampson might well have been in Auckland this summer, playing for the England rugby team as they took on New Zealand. After all,...

Christopher Reeve – Hope in Motion

This intimate portrait focuses on Chris’ remarkable recovery ofmovement and his constant fight to fully regain his mobility

Wave Broke Modestan’s Neck, ‘Miracles’ Put Him Back on His Feet

Jul. 27--The fog had burned off, the sand at Pismo Beach was beginning to sizzle and Modesto Realtor Fred Miller finally was hot...

Turlock man back to defend gold at wheelchair games

Three weeks after the auto accident, Joe Velasquez remained in his hospital bed in Pocatello, Idaho. His neck was broken, his spinal cord severely...

Study identifies cells for spinal-cord repair

(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to...

ReWalk by Argo – A Life Regained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQRQs-N-ZIM ReWalkâ„¢, the first commercially viable upright walking assistance tool, enables wheelchair users with lower-limb disabilities to stand, walk, and even climb stairs. For potentially millions...